?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=REoN%3A+A+protocol+for+reliable+software-defined+FPGA+partial+reconfiguration+over+network&rft.creator=Mishra%2C+V&rft.creator=Chen%2C+Q&rft.creator=Zervas%2C+G&rft.description=This+paper+presents+and+defines+a+Reconfiguration+over+Network+(REoN)+protocol.+It+is+a+solution+for+a+FPGA-based+dynamically+reconfigurable+system%2C+that+offers+partial+(re)programming+over+the+network+without+the+need+of+a+local%2Fembedded+soft%2Fhard+processor.+This+protocol+can+transport+partial+bit+files+from+centralized+control+and+management+system+via+network+resource+management+API+to+a+FPGA+empowered+network+node%2C+using+standard+10+Gbps+Ethernet.+This+work+architects+and+introduces+a+proprietary+lightweight+connection+oriented+protocol+stack%2C+which+guarantees+reliability+over+standard+UDP%2FIP+protocol.+Hardware+stack+for+standard+networking+protocols+including+remote+reconfiguration+engine+directly+interfaced+with+Xilinx+Internal+Configuration+Access+Port+(ICAP).+This+minimizes+FPGA+resource+requirements+in+re-programming+the+FPGA.+The+presented+work+is+an+enabling+technology+for+a+range+of+applications+such+as+reconfigurable+computing+enabled+Network+Function+Virtualization+(NFV)%2C+function+dis+aggregation+on+data+centres+empowered+by+FPGA%2FSoCs%2C+as+well+as+Internet+of+Things+(IoT).&rft.subject=Protocols%2C+Field+programmable+gate+arrays%2C+Hardware%2C+IP+networks%2C+Standards%2C+Software%2C+Reliability%2C+remote+dynamic+reconfiguration%2C+Partial+Reconfiguration%2C+network+protocols&rft.publisher=IEEE&rft.date=2017-02-16&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A++Proceedings+of+the+2016+International+Conference+on+Reconfigurable+Computing+and+FPGAs+(ReConFig+2016).++++IEEE%3A+Cancun%2C+Mexico.+(2017)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F1547970%2F1%2FZervas-G_Reconfig_REoN.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F1547970%2F&rft.rights=open